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Need a new tremolo, whaddya like lately?

02-11-2013, 11:12 AM

I sold off my tremolo some time ago, thinking I could get by with the M5, but I can't really. Amp is now a Fender Humboldt Blues Jr. so no amp tremolo. I want something that isn't all that complicated, tap isn't necessary but nice, don't need tons of modes, but will look at anything really. Prefer under $200, and at PGS I get a substantial discount, so I've been scouring their offerings. So far, the Boss TR-2 for the cheaper end, and I like the Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo a lot too. Good demo here:

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That is a great video, pedal seems solid. I'm using the Dr. Scientist Tremolesence and it works well for me. Does everything for mellow amp like tone to all out choppy mayhem.

I've had the Tremolessence before too, good pedal indeed. Mine was an older version I think. Main issue for me was with the speed and the slow/fast speed switch. THere was always this speed that I liked that was right in the middle of these two, so I found it a pain to really dial in what I liked. It seems like the new version has done away with this. Same thing with the Semaphore.

I'm running a Boss TR-2 on one pedalboard, and a Voodoo Lab Tremolo on the other. I like the sound and tweakability of the Voodoo Lab, but hate how the knobs are positioned so closely together that I can't really change the settings with my shoe.

The Pulsar is cool if you don't like that midrangey thing that a lot of tremolos have. I've spent some time with both the Demeter Tremulator and the Fulltone Supa-Trem, and preferred the sound of the Demeter but liked the playability of the Fulltone better. I couldn't justify getting either though, and kept my Boss.

I should say though, that I modded the Boss to fix the volume drop and changed one of the coupling capacitors to let more signal through.

Has anyone mentioned the Mooer Trelicopter? Cheap, and sounds really really good. No tap, but it's a brilliant recreation of the tremulator, and the size is a plus. It's won it's way back onto my board.

dis ma band: CAPTIONS.This one time, at our bandcamp...

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I keep going back to the Tuna Melt. I've tried a fair number of other trem pedals, but the Tuna Melt does everything I need it to do. Simple, cheap (I think I paid $8 for mine used), sounds great, and fits in my pocket.